How Twitter Bots And Sockpuppets Used Trump's Tweets To Mess With Virginia's Governor's Race
B??it??B??ur??ner? (@bitburner) November 6, 2017 WASHINGTON ? A Twitter network of bots and “sockpuppets” played a critical role last month in amplifying President Donald Trump’s race-baiting tweets in support of Ed Gillespie, the Republican candidate in a mud-flinging Virginia gubernatorial race that will be decided tomorrow.